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Meta Clears Use Of Palestinian Slogan "From The River To The Sea"
Meta's Oversight Board ruled on Wednesday that the standalone use of the phrase "From the River to the Sea," a slogan oft-used by pro-Palestinian users, does not violate the company's content policies.
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Meta To End Ban On Word 'Martyr' After Year-Long Review
Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it would lift its blanket ban on the word "shaheed", or "martyr" in English, after a year-long review by its oversight board found the social media giant's approach was "overbroad".
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Meta Seeks Opinion On Action Against AI Images Of Indian, US Celebrities
Social media giant Meta's Oversight Board has invited public comments to decide on actions to be taken on AI-generated obscene images in two cases related to public figures in India and the US.
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End Ban On Arabic Word "Shaheed": Meta Oversight Board Urges Company
Meta's oversight board called on the company to end its blanket ban on the Arabic word "shaheed," or "martyr" in English after a year-long review.
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Meta Accused Of Mishandling Israel-Hamas War Posts
Meta's independent oversight board on Tuesday criticized the social media titan of removing posts that showed human suffering in the Middle East conflict.
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Meta Reverses Decision To Remove 2 Israel-Hamas War Videos, Here's Why
Meta Platform's Oversight Board said that the social media company erred in removing two videos depicting hostages and injured people in the Israel-Hamas conflict, saying the videos were valuable to understanding human suffering in the war.
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Meta Board To Review How It Handled Violent, Hateful Content On Israel-Hamas War
Meta's independent Oversight Board said on Thursday it will review how the company has handled violent content on its social media platforms in two cases involving hostage-taking and bombing in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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Facebook Asked to Evaluate Political Violence Promotion on Platform by Parent Meta’s Oversight Board
Meta's Oversight Board has asked Facebook to evaluate efforts to prevent the promotion of political violence on its platform after it allowed a video calling for violence post the 2022 Brazilian election to stay online.
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Meta Oversight Board Announces Review of Moderation Policy for Arabic Word 'Shaheed'
Meta's Oversight Board, created in late 2020 to review Facebook and Instagram's decisions on content moderation, will review the moderation of the Arabic word "shaheed" on the company's platforms. The word, which means "martyr" in English, accounts for more content removals than any other single word or phrase, according to the board.
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Instagram Down? Thousands of Users Report Issues Accessing Meta's Photo and Video Sharing Service
Instagram was down for thousands of users, according to reports collected by an outage tracker. Thousands of reports from users on Downdetector showed Meta's photo and video sharing service was down earlier today. Over 46,000 users said they were unable to access Instagram at the peak of the outage.
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'Facebook Jail' Rules Relaxed, Users Will Be Told What They Did Wrong
Meta added that the old rules will apply to violations such as terrorism, child exploitation, etc and offenders will face immediate restrictions.
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Meta Oversight Board to Review More Cases, Expedite Decision-Making Process
Meta Platforms' Oversight Board announced on Tuesday that it will review more types of content moderation cases and expedite some decisions, as it aims to expand its work. The Oversight Board was created in late 2020 to review Facebook and Instagram's decisions on taking down or leaving up certain content and make rulings on whether to uphold or ov...
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Meta Reviews Adult Nudity Policy After Transgender User's Photos Removed
Meta was reviewing a call by its oversight board to make its policies on adult nudity more inclusive, a spokesperson said Thursday, after the tech giant removed two Instagram posts showing transgender and non-binary people with their chests bared.
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Meta Oversight Board Says Company Needs to Change Adult Nudity Policy to Be More Inclusive
Meta's oversight board on Tuesday said the company needed to change its policy on adult nudity to make it more inclusive, while overturning the removal of two Instagram posts that depicted transgender and non-binary people with bare chests. The cases referred by the board included two posts in 2021 and 2022 made under an Instagram account, which is...
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Meta's Oversight Board Calls For More Inclusive Adult Nudity Policy
Meta Platforms' oversight board on Tuesday overturned the company's decision to remove two Instagram posts depicting transgender and nonbinary people with bare chests, saying that Meta
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Meta Clears Use Of Palestinian Slogan "From The River To The Sea"
Meta's Oversight Board ruled on Wednesday that the standalone use of the phrase "From the River to the Sea," a slogan oft-used by pro-Palestinian users, does not violate the company's content policies.
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Meta To End Ban On Word 'Martyr' After Year-Long Review
Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it would lift its blanket ban on the word "shaheed", or "martyr" in English, after a year-long review by its oversight board found the social media giant's approach was "overbroad".
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Meta Seeks Opinion On Action Against AI Images Of Indian, US Celebrities
Social media giant Meta's Oversight Board has invited public comments to decide on actions to be taken on AI-generated obscene images in two cases related to public figures in India and the US.
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End Ban On Arabic Word "Shaheed": Meta Oversight Board Urges Company
Meta's oversight board called on the company to end its blanket ban on the Arabic word "shaheed," or "martyr" in English after a year-long review.
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Meta Accused Of Mishandling Israel-Hamas War Posts
Meta's independent oversight board on Tuesday criticized the social media titan of removing posts that showed human suffering in the Middle East conflict.
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Meta Reverses Decision To Remove 2 Israel-Hamas War Videos, Here's Why
Meta Platform's Oversight Board said that the social media company erred in removing two videos depicting hostages and injured people in the Israel-Hamas conflict, saying the videos were valuable to understanding human suffering in the war.
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Meta Board To Review How It Handled Violent, Hateful Content On Israel-Hamas War
Meta's independent Oversight Board said on Thursday it will review how the company has handled violent content on its social media platforms in two cases involving hostage-taking and bombing in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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Facebook Asked to Evaluate Political Violence Promotion on Platform by Parent Meta’s Oversight Board
Meta's Oversight Board has asked Facebook to evaluate efforts to prevent the promotion of political violence on its platform after it allowed a video calling for violence post the 2022 Brazilian election to stay online.
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Meta Oversight Board Announces Review of Moderation Policy for Arabic Word 'Shaheed'
Meta's Oversight Board, created in late 2020 to review Facebook and Instagram's decisions on content moderation, will review the moderation of the Arabic word "shaheed" on the company's platforms. The word, which means "martyr" in English, accounts for more content removals than any other single word or phrase, according to the board.
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Instagram Down? Thousands of Users Report Issues Accessing Meta's Photo and Video Sharing Service
Instagram was down for thousands of users, according to reports collected by an outage tracker. Thousands of reports from users on Downdetector showed Meta's photo and video sharing service was down earlier today. Over 46,000 users said they were unable to access Instagram at the peak of the outage.
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'Facebook Jail' Rules Relaxed, Users Will Be Told What They Did Wrong
Meta added that the old rules will apply to violations such as terrorism, child exploitation, etc and offenders will face immediate restrictions.
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Meta Oversight Board to Review More Cases, Expedite Decision-Making Process
Meta Platforms' Oversight Board announced on Tuesday that it will review more types of content moderation cases and expedite some decisions, as it aims to expand its work. The Oversight Board was created in late 2020 to review Facebook and Instagram's decisions on taking down or leaving up certain content and make rulings on whether to uphold or ov...
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Meta Reviews Adult Nudity Policy After Transgender User's Photos Removed
Meta was reviewing a call by its oversight board to make its policies on adult nudity more inclusive, a spokesperson said Thursday, after the tech giant removed two Instagram posts showing transgender and non-binary people with their chests bared.
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Meta Oversight Board Says Company Needs to Change Adult Nudity Policy to Be More Inclusive
Meta's oversight board on Tuesday said the company needed to change its policy on adult nudity to make it more inclusive, while overturning the removal of two Instagram posts that depicted transgender and non-binary people with bare chests. The cases referred by the board included two posts in 2021 and 2022 made under an Instagram account, which is...
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Meta's Oversight Board Calls For More Inclusive Adult Nudity Policy
Meta Platforms' oversight board on Tuesday overturned the company's decision to remove two Instagram posts depicting transgender and nonbinary people with bare chests, saying that Meta
